mesosternal

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adjective

Of or pertaining to the mesosternum.

“mesosternal lobe”

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Meanings

adjectivemesosternal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyOf or pertaining to the mesosternum.

    mesosternal lobe

    2 more examples

    mesosternal segments

    lateral mesosternal foveae

Origin

Coined by Richard Owen in 1853 as meso- + sternal. The prefix is from Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos, “middle”), in reference to its position between the hyosternal and hyposternal bones.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with mesosternal

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Anagrams

sternomesal
Cite this entry
APA

mesosternal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesosternal

MLA

“mesosternal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesosternal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mesosternal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesosternal.

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